Kirsten Johnstone
Music 101 Pocket Edition 19
We pay tribute to Soane, Brooke Fraser says goodbye to her guitar, Bunnies on Ponies' Sam Scott on being a teen and The Eastern take in Stewart Island. Audio
Bunnies on Ponies
When The Phoenix Foundation's Sam Scott was laid out with a back injury, he became re-inspired by the albums of his teen years - The Breeders, Weezer, and Dinosaur Jr amongst them. He and his band… Audio
Fritha JAMESON: Heurism
Megan Glass, Kirsten Johnstone and Bridget Douglas, flutes. Recorded by Radio New Zealand Concert, 4 April 1999. Audio
Bill Morris on Davy Lowston
Writer, filmmaker, and historian Bill Morris discusses New Zealand's oldest Pakeha folk song 'Davy Lowston' at the Wellington Folk Festival 2014. Audio
Wellington Folk Festival 2014
Since 1965 Wellington's Folk Festival has been bringing together musicians and audiences to share songs, tunes, stories, and a bit of homebrew. This year they reflected on those who've been before… Audio
Bohemian Nights in session
Australian duo Bohemian Nights took time out from the The 50th Wellington Folk Festival to drop by the Radio Nealand Studios bringing with them a party-time mix of styles from around the world… Audio
Music 101 Pocket Edition 15
Chelsea Jade gets real, inside Arthur Russell with Prof. Tim Lawrence, the return of Jakob and musical robots. Audio
Jakob - Sines
Hawkes Bay's Jakob have a lot of peaks and troughs - both in their sound, and their career as a band. Their first new album in eight years, Sines, arrives this week, and it's been a journey fraught… Audio
Martin and Eliza Carthy
English folk royalty Martin Carthy and daughter Eliza are heading over for the 50th Wellington Folk Festival - we speak to them about the family business. Audio
Music 101 Pocket Edition 10
Electric Wire Hustle, under the hood of Love Can Prevail, Kanye West in Sydney and J Mascis on meditation. Audio
J Mascis
Dinosaur Jr's frontman J Mascis is a man of few words, but we manage to extract a few about meditation, his guru, and his new solo album Tied to a Star. Audio
Kerretta, Pirohia
Local band Kerretta talk about avoiding post-rock cliches, and the handclaps, Māori chant and marimba on their new album Pirohia. Audio
Music 101 Pocket Edition 4
Jarvis Cocker and Florian Habicht talk Life Death and Supermarkets, meet Drax Project- Wellington's new party band, inside the Jonny Be Good fundraiser, and finding room to move in drum n bass with… Audio
Drax Project
We speak to fresh Wellington beat/soul/jazz band Drax Project about honing their craft busking, and selling out their EP release gigs. Audio
Jungle
With a series of beautifully choreographed music videos, disco falsettos to make the Bee Gees proud, and a tight live show to support their debut album, Jungle are a fast rising act on the UK music… Audio
Kate Tempest
Straddling the worlds of music, theatre and literary, British performance poet and rapper Kate Tempest chronicles the gritty underworld of her stomping ground, South East London. She's just released… Audio
Tune-Yards
Tune-yards, that's Merrill Garbus with help from her partner and bandmate Nate Brenner, spent time in Haiti learning dance and drumming in preparation for their third album, Nikki Nack. Kirsten… Audio
The Pixies - David Lovering
David Lovering, original drummer for The Pixies, talks about his other career as a magician, bassist Kim Deal quitting a week into their first recording sessions in over 20 years, and being in one of… Audio
The Secret Life of Musical Comedians
Following on from the success of Flight Of The Conchords, there are many comedians in New Zealand making music part of their shows – or musicians making comedy part of their shows.
Kirsten Johnstone… Audio
Suren Unka
22 Year old Suren Unka is an Auckland based electronic producer who became infatuated with the drums at his church when he was a young'un, eventually joining his big brother's metalcore band. Aged… Audio